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What does "Turn off Hard Disk after ... " actually do?
Hi,
This may seem to be a dumb question, but what does "Turn off Hard Disk after ... " in the advanced section of the powers setting actually do?
For example, if I have several background programs (say Virtualbox, defragmenter, and Acronis Backup) running and accessing the hard disks. Will this particular power setting still turn off my hard disks if they are accessed by background programs but the user hasn't touched the computer for, say, 20 minutes (with the power setting being "Turn off Hard Disk after 20 minutes")
Also, suppose I have three hard disks, only two of which are being accessed. So, will Windows turn that drive off, selectively, or will it keep turned on/power-down all the drives together?
Lastly, do the above conditions apply to external hard disks too?
Thanks in advance for help!